GRE Word List

PROPONENT

one who argues in favor of something : advocate

The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.

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WordMeaning
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
derelictionan intentional abandonment
repercussionreflection
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding